THE GUARDIAN: Late-night host says he was eligible thanks to his Italian grandmother and that president’s second term is ‘so much worse’ than he expected
Jimmy Kimmel has revealed he acquired Italian citizenship due to Donald Trump’s presidency, the latest in a wave of celebrities to make contingency plans after his re-election in 2024.
Speaking on The Sarah Silverman Podcast, the US late-night host confirmed the news. Italian news agency Ansa confirmed Kimmel had obtained Italian citizenship earlier this year after proving his ancestral lineage.
“A lot of people I know are thinking about, where are they going to get citizenship?” Silverman said of the wider exodus in response to Trump’s re-election.
“I did get Italian citizenship,” Kimmel said. “What’s going on is as bad as you thought it was gonna be. It’s so much worse – it’s just unbelievable. I feel like it’s probably even worse than he would like it to be.” » | Sian Cain | Wednesday, August 13, 2025
